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EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P21 Steel

Both EN 1.4658 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P21 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
62

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.0
1.1 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 50.9 to 63.7
92.1 to 94.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.35 to 0.72
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 9.5
3.9 to 4.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25